The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-10-12
ABLE ToBE ToMPkINs.
A Young Man Who Is Bound to Land In
the Governors Chair.

A Young Man Who Is Bound to Land In
the Governors CHAIR.
Two men who had just arrived in
the White Oak settlement" were
speaking of some one named Temp
kins, when an old fellow who had been
standing near advanced and said:
''You air talkin' about young Tobe
Tompkins, reckon"
''Yes,'' one of the men replied
care you acquainted with himP"
Il reckon oughter be, when he
used to be my stepson, before his MANI
my got a divorce from me, like she dun
from his father, an married another
Teller. Tobe has got the brightest
mind o any man in this here COM
munity You may talk about Steve
Parker, that's gone to Congress, an Alb
Joyner, that belongs to the Legislator,
but lobe he's jest nachully got the
mind.'
Smart Is hep"
''Smart! Wy, he Jest nachully lays
over any thing in this community; an
when 1t comes to sense, wy. thar amt
nobody in the State that ken touch
these here folks. Smart, wy, femme
tell you, if lobe amt the Gov'ner of
this yere State befo' the next six years
thar'll be slatherin' sight O. folks in
this part O the country that will be
goin' round akin the reason why.
Smart-w'y, femme tell you what he
done. He had old one-eyed, stum-
blin' sway-back boss, rope bride an
a saddle made outen a sheep-skin an
some bar'l slaves. The folks laughed
at him fur riggin' up SIGH layout
but never mind says he. 'Provi-
dence has made big room in this here
community for teller to snatch up
ability an swingit around by the tail;'
an, gentlemen, let me tell you that he
done 1t. He started out with that dis
gustin' rig, an befo' the end o two
weeks he had as high q steppin' boss
as you ever seed, saddle that made a
noise like year-old baby a-cryin', an
bride that looked purity enough to
take hotter an chaw,"
He was lucky" said one Of the
men.
Lucky! Wy, ] tell you that he's
got the brightest mind in the State.
Luckyl Step out in the the road an
make q hoss bride an saddle. Smar
WY. let me tell you. He had ole
COW that you couldn't squz morn
ten draps O. milk outen with a cider
press, What did he dor Let her dit
on his hans like many smart mar
woulder donef No, sir. He started
: out, an in less than d week he came
back drivin' great big fine cow that
laid the dust with milk as sh
walked"
He is unquestlonable a skillfu
trader"
"A skillful trader! you have hear
J O. genius, l reckon. Well, Tobe's
| genius, plum hat-footed genius"
, "And you think he will be Governo
Of this State, ehp"
; Just as shore as you live this mint
wy, sir, femme tell you; with hi
genius he kin take the office 9
Justice O the peace and keep a-tradir
fur fust one office an then another ii
the fust thing you know he'll Ian
| slam bang in the Governors chez
! Smartl wy, sometime ago, befo' tn
folks acknowledged his genius, b
, fell in love with a gal SO ugly that tn
t green persimmons fell often the tree
| as she went along the road. VIVA
| did he dor Did he marry herr Wei
+ no. He started out tradin, an no
] he's engaged to be married to IL
D purttiest woman in the State. O
thar amt hardly nothin' that's b
yond the reach o his ability. He
. Jest nachully bright. an as / say.
!. he amt the Governor o this he
y State you ken skim the 'stonishme
+ often this community with spoon.'
= Arkansaw Traveller.